1984 March12 The fourth session of the Standing Committee of the Sixth NPC passed the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), and the 27th session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh NPC revised the Decision on Amending the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) for the first time on September 4th.
The Decision on Amending the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) was revised for the second time at the 17th meeting of the Ninth NPC Standing Committee on August 25th, 2000.
The Decision of the Sixth Session of the 11th NPC Standing Committee on Amending the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) was amended for the third time on February 27th, 2008.
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According to Article 4 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if the invention-creation for which a patent is applied involves national security or vital interests and needs to be kept confidential, it shall be handled in accordance with relevant state regulations.
No patent right shall be granted to inventions and creations obtained or utilized in violation of laws and administrative regulations and completed by relying on genetic resources.
An invention-creation made by carrying out the tasks of the unit or mainly using the material and technical conditions of the unit is a service invention-creation. The right to apply for a patent for a service invention-creation belongs to the unit. After the application is approved, the unit becomes the patentee.
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